Her brothers Israel and Volf were also Ing a lasting world peace. I do not be- sentenced to long terms at hard labor. lieve that we are under any obligation to Silva and her family did not engage in t politics. they posed no danger to the Soviet extend mostfavorednation treatment state. Their only desire was. and still is. to be to them while they are denying basic allowed to leave the U.S.S.R. and emigrate human rights to their citizens. No ha- to the country of their choice. tion on earth has the right to restrict Perhaps during the course of Chairman the emigration of its citizens or penalize Brezhnevs visit. Mr. President. you could find them for expressing a desire to leave the time to ask your guest to free Silva Zalmancountry. son and her relatives and to allow them to leave for Israel. You could tell him how imThe Soviet Union has attempted to portant this gesture would be toward conconvince Congress and the American vincing the American people that the Soviet public that it has ended its oppression Union is interested in the human rights of against Jews who want to emigrate. They its citizens. Perhaps he would then be willcite as proof that they are no longer en- ing to fulfill the dream of this sick young forcing the astronomical exit tax.
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